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That Winning Feeling!: Program Your Mind for Peak Performance

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I am not a dressage rider, yet I found this book to be completley inspiring! It taught me so many things that myself nor my trainer could ever instill in me. 2 years ago I was a Multi National champion on my horse HL Karavan+/ and I truly believe that this book lead me there. before a class I would read selected passages from my trainer, and I went in the ring with a sense of accomplishment even before the class was finished. I would reccomend this book to any athlete who has ever doubted his or her abilities. I can not express what Jane Savoie's writing has done to improve my sportsmanship, and riding skills.

That Winning Feeling is not about getting blue ribbons or pushing your horse despite how the horse may feel. It is about doing your personal best in your own personal situation. In her introduction Jane Savoie states it clearly: "To win--let us understand--is not necessarily limited to bringing home the blue ribbon. It is developing your potential and using it for a purpose that makes you happy. It is leaving your all-too-familiar comfort zone and striving for more than you thought you could achieve. It is putting forth the kind of effort that makes you proud to sign your name to your work." And, in the last 30 pages of the book when she does speak specifically about competitions, the author says: "After the performance, you can always feel victorious about your personal milestones. Perhaps this was the first show where your horse didn't buck at the canter depart. ... Ot maybe this is the first competition where you didn't feel nauseated before your ride. ... Don't let anyone--least of all yourself--dictate any limits. The joys of competition with your partner are to be fully experienced and savored." Thus, this book is about helping you do your best with your partner, your horse. It is not about winning blue ribbons or achieving Olympic status. It is a realistic, down-to-earth, practical and effective psychocybernetic approach for helping achieve you and your horse's best no matter what your goals are.

Excellent book. Excellent for the novice or the advanced rider. Excellent motivator for any other sport or even in general life. It teaches how you can change from a pessimistic person to an optimistic person. It is filled with delightful stories from the author's life, all providing inspiration to the reader. A must have!

This is an amazing book! Not only does it apply to riding, but to life in general. Savoie is a great motivator, and using her tecniques can help almost any situation. There is plenty of humor, and her writing can show you how to be the winner you want to be. My horse responded really well to many of her ideas. I wouldn't give it up for anything!

This is the first book I ever bought on how to use your mind when riding - in fact, I own TWO copies, for some unknown reason. They have different covers, and a slightly different subtitle, so that may be what threw me. The inside of my older book is all marked up with highlighter, and it's a familiar friend.

Jane Savoie, if you are not familiar with her, is an Olympic competitor. It takes strong mental focus, and lots of determination to reach that kind of a goal. She wasn't a talented rider when she started her quest, nor did she have the best horses, but she didn't allow that to stop her.

Instead she chose to learn how to leverage every opportunity - even if that was just the opportunity to watch a top rider.

Jane learned that the things you say to yourself are absolutely vital to your attitude - and that your attitude is vital to your success. You can learn to use it to your advantage, or you can allow it to use you. You can be the master - or the slave.

Jane gives many, many examples of people who used their mind to overcome all kinds of hardships, and she also gives many exercises to use to help you do just that.

You don't need to be "talented", and you don't need "the best" horse/tack/support team/etc - all you need is the desire to do the best you possibly can with what you have available.?"Talent" is highly over-rated. It's not the most talented rider that wins; it's the most DRIVEN one.

This book has helped me immensely with my riding, by showing me examples of people overcoming things that "should" have completely stopped their riding careers, and by giving me practical exercises to help me create an awesome relationship with my horse. I highly recommend that you give it a read, mark it up, take notes, and see what it will do for you.

Happy Trails!
Patricia Reszetylo
AcceleratedLearning4Equestrians.

This is just a superb book! It has helped me enjoy the journey, be happy with our best, and enjoy every moment of riding and showing. This is the kind of buy you read with a highlighter in hand. Well worth buying 2 copies--I've spent many a morning in the truck on the way to the show, reading up on last-minute reminders. Can't say enough good things about this one--and it makes a super gift for any horsey friends, too!

Great book for anyone who is even slightly intimidated with competitions in the show world. This is an attitude adjustment guide & a way of thinking for any style of riding. Positive review for a positive minded book!!!

Enjoyed reading this book. The book was very helpful in giving several ways to overcome fears, see yourself as a confident rider, and makes you feel as if you are not alone. Great book to revisit!

I am just learning to ride English and this book is very helpful. I also loaned it to a friend who is going to get her own copy because she likes it so much. I will be going to my first show in october and am glad I have this book. I love the ideas and think they would be helpful to anyone at any level or discipline. You can also use these ideas in other areas of your life. I cant wait to get this book back from my friend so I can read it again. It is one that I know I will refer to often for reinforcement.

The book is very well written and is helpful to all people that compete with a pet or animal. It can be used with everything from horses to dogs and evey thing in between. It has changed my attitude and performance in the agility ring. I highly recommend it